Review of None But the Brave

I don't think None But the Brave is a classic, but it certainly is not a bad film. Not at all, even if the pacing is uneven, the score a bit of a disappointment(John Williams has done much better work before) and Tommy Sands's character written not as well as it could have been, there is still a lot to like. Asides from Sands, who does his best with his role, if overdoing it sometimes, the other acting is very good, with Clint Walker giving the best performance as he performs with care and sensitivity and the Japanese actors doing very well. This is one of the cases where Frank Sinatra did a better job as director than as an actor, while he is decent in a secondary role, I found his direction much more impressive. The scenery is very nice to look at, and the story is strong. Also abundant are the likable script and while the secondary characters are a little clichéd some care has gone into making them not seem so. Overall, not absolutely wonderful, but definitely not bad. 7/10 Bethany Cox